82 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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unfeelingness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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unkindness(noun, violence, dishonesty, immorality, severity)
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vindictiveness(noun, attack, hatred, resentment, hostility)
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violence(noun, coldness, viciousness, callousness)
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acerbity(noun, hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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coarseness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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coldness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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depravity(noun, evil, violence, dishonesty, immorality)
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despotism(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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grudge(noun, hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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hard-heartedness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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implacableness(noun, malice, meanness, nastiness)
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insensibility(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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masochism(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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murderousness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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persecution(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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resentment(noun, hatred, hostility, antagonism, bitterness)
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retaliation(noun, hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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savageness(noun, violence, severity, vulgarity, torture)
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strictness(noun, harshness, sternness, pitilessness)
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